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Our Mission:  Student Services is committed to supporting the instructional process by identifying and eliminating barriers to learning, advocating for the needs of the whole child, and empowering all students to become lifelong learners in the 21st century.

Professional school counselors are certified/licensed educators with a minimum of a Master's degree in school counseling making them uniquely qualified to address students' cognitive, socio-emotional, and career development needs by implementing a comprehensive school counseling program.  They also provide consultation, individual and group counseling, academic advisement.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.

Kristen Mayernik- Lead Counselor

Caseload- 12th Grade
910-483-0191 EXT:714
Email Kristen Mayernik

Sasha Preddie

Caseload- 11th Grade
Email Sasha Preddie
910-483-0191, ext. 713

Amy Hutchinson   

Caseload- 10th Grade
Email Amy Hutchinson 
910-483-0191, ext. 715

Tonya Cason

Caseload- 9th Grade
Email Tonya Cason
910-483-0191 Ext 712

School psychologists are highly trained in both psychology and education, completing a minimum of a specialist-level degree program.  they provide assessment and testing of students for special services.  Consultation for teachers.  Counseling for students.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, conflict resolution, and program modification for special learning and/or behavioral needs.

Scott Smith
Email Scott Smith
910-483-0191, ext. 775

School Social Workers are trained mental health professionals with a Bachelors or Master's degree in social work.  They are the link between the home, school, and community.  School social workers provide direct as well as indirect services to students, families and school personnel such as monitoring school attendance, promoting dropout prevention, consultation, information and referral, identification of at-risk students, and counseling.  In addition, they provide prevention, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution.

Ashley Smith
Email Ashley Smith
910-483-0191, ext. 720

504 Chairperson

Elaine Merritt

Email Elaine Merritt

910-483-0191, ext. 710

Registrar/Transcripts

January Hope 
Email January Hope
910-483-0191,ext. 702
Data Manager

The EC Case Teacher can address concerns for students eligible for special education services. They can verify service implementation and communicate with the student's team to meet their academic and functional needs. In addition, she can coordinate Child Find. This is a coordinated effort between the Student Services Team and the Exceptional Children Services to locate and identify children and youth suspected of or diagnosed with a disability who might have intellectual, physical, or emotional disabilities and are unable to benefit from the regular school program without special assistance.

Margaret Pope 
Email Margaret Pope 
910-483-0191, ext. 746

9th and 10th Grade Case Manager

Christy Parker 
Email Christy Parker 
910-483-0191, ext. 763

11th and 12th Grade Case Manager
EC Teacher/ Department Head

Chris Lucas
Email Chris Lucas
910-483-0191, ext. 743

AIG Coodinator
Academy of Scholars

School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success and life-long achievement and health of students.  School nurses facilitate health services such as immunizations, communicable disease control, vision and hearing screening, and follow-up, health assessments and referrals, and health counseling and information for students and families.  School nurses actively collaborate with school personnel, students and parents to create health plans and to administer medication.

Dana Hancock (Wednesday and Thursday)
Email Dana Hancock

910-429-4851
910-483-0191, ext. 775

The military family and youth liaison (MFYL) acts as a communication link between the installation and the school district in order to ease the transition for the military students. The MFYL coordinates and supports efforts to: assess needs, build awareness of resources, and connect those with needs to supportive solutions.

Zakira Rich, CCS Military Family & Youth Liaison
Email Zakira Rich
910-678-7008